Mayflower Archaeology Project (MAP)

Conclusions And Future Research

As stated in the 1996 final report, the extent of Mayflower is larger than initially thought and therefore the project envisions future research will continue for at least a decade. Some of the short and long term goals of the project were included with the 1997 research design and will be more fully expressed with the final report of 1997 and the 1998 research design. However, given the current work regarding the creation of the Mayflower National Park and Archaeological Preserve, project goals will be modified accordingly.

While much work still needs to be done in survey, mapping, and small scale excavations within and outside the Mayflower Main Group, the project intends on excavating and restoring several of the mounds in the Main Group of Mayflower. One of the first structures slated for excavation and restoration would be Structure A-9. This structure is in the best preserved condition and would be a good model for restoration of other structures.

This season the project hired a total of five workmen for 6 weeks, and depending on funding would like to increase this number to ten or twenty. While most of their work included manual labor such as clearing, they were trained for survey and we began training them for excavations. It is our intention to train a substantial amount of individuals from Silk Grass in the expertise of archaeological survey and excavation, a project which would work well in conjunction with the ongoing development of the Silk Grass Eco-Tourism Association.

The Mayflower Archaeology Project will continue to be affiliated with the College of Lake County, the institution that sponsors the summer archaeological field school. Both Jeffrey Stomper and Wendy Brown are associated with CLC as faculty and staff.

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